klatra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• klatret

Verb

klatra

1. inflection of klatre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• klatre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɑtrɑ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klateren or klatteren.

Verb

klatra (present tense klatrar, past tense klatra, past participle klatra, passive infinitive klatrast, present participle klatrande, imperative klatra/klatr)

1. to climb

Synonyms

• kliva
• klyva

Etymology 2

Related to Low German klateren, English clatter, perhaps all from Proto-Germanic *klatrōjaną, but ultimately onomatopoeic.^[1]

Verb

klatra (present tense klatrar, past tense klatra, past participle klatra, passive infinitive klatrast, present participle klatrande, imperative klatra/klatr)

2. to beat, knock, bang

References

1. Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klatrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 215

Further reading

• “klatra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.